“Pasar malam TTDI has the best meehun
sup :( and it has been there since I was a little girl. Really stupid
reason to shutdown a pasar malam,” Katrina von Gazzali tweeted.

Long queue: People lining up to buy
food at the night market on a Sunday.- filepic

“DBKL is shutting down the Sunday
pasar malam in TTDI at the end of January. Unbelievable!” tweeted Myra M.

Kuala
Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib said DBKL had received numerous
complaints on the poor management of the night market over the last two years.

“The complaints were from Sinaran
TTDI condominium folk as well as residents from the surrounding area.

“DBKL has held discussions with the
condominium’s Joint Management Body (JMB) over the complaints but nothing has
been resolved.

“The area is not suitable for a
night market but it was allowed all these years due to demand from the people.

“If the night market organiser and
Sinaran TTDI condominium JMB can find a solution, the night market can go on.

“However, our priority is the
residents welfare.

“The main complaints are on traffic
obstruction, making it difficult for the condominium residents to come and go,
as well as cleanliness,” he said.

Ahmad Phesal stressed that it was
not their intention to make life difficult for the hawkers.

“Although the notice of closure is out,
I hope the organiser and the JMB will come up with an amicable solution for a
win-win situation,” he said.

TTDI Residents Association secretary
Margaret Lee said they were very unhappy about not being consulted before
issuing the notice.

“We heard rumours about the closure
and I wrote to DBKL to clarify the matter in early January.

“The reply from DBKL stated that
they will investigate the matter. Then suddenly, the hawkers were slapped with
the notices.

“The night market has been around
for more than 30 years and closure will greatly effect the residents as well as
the livelihood of the hawkers,” she said.

Meanwhile, Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng said he will write to the Federal Territory Minister
Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor requesting for an explanation for the
closure order and forward a copy of the letter to Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal
Talib.

“The closure order was given without
any consultation with the residents’ association (RA).

“The
RA does not agree with the decision. I advise the hawkers to carry on with
business as usual this coming Sunday pending a reply from Tengku Adnan,” he
said.